Tillandsia baileyi
Tillandsia baileyi, commonly known as the reflexed airplant[4] or Bailey's ball moss, is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Texas in the United States and Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is found along the Gulf of Mexico from Kingsville, Texas to Tampico, Tamaulipas. Preferred host plants for this epiphyte include Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) and Texas ebony (Ebenopsis ebano).[5]
| Tillandsia baileyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. baileyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia baileyi | |
Cultivars
- Tillandsia 'Borumba' (T. baileyi 'Texas' × T. 'Druid')
- Tillandsia 'Califano' (T. baileyi × T. ionantha)
- Tillandsia 'Festubail' (T. festucoides × T. baileyi)
- Tillandsia 'Halley's Comet'
- Tillandsia 'Kanyan' (T. intermedia × T. baileyi)
- Tillandsia 'Mark Aldridge' (T. baileyi × T. capitata 'Maroon')
- Tillandsia 'Rosalie Mavrikas' (T. baileyi × T. schiediana)
- Tillandsia 'Tiaro' (T. baileyi × T. seleriana)
- Tillandsia 'Veronica Orozco' (T. baileyi × T. caput-medusae)
- Tillandsia 'Wallu' (T. baileyi × T. achyrostachys?)[6]
See also
References
- "Tillandsia baileyi - Rose ex Small Bailey's Ball-moss". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- "Tillandsia baileyi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- "Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small, Flora of the Southeastern United States. 246, 1328. 1903". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- "Tillandsia baileyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Sill, Sue (May 2009). "Tillandsia baileyi rose - Texas's Disappearing Native Air-Plant" (PDF). The Sabal. Native Plant Project. 26 (5): 1–5.
- "The BSI Cultivar Registry" (PDF). Bromeliad Society International. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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